Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica) awarded $1,168,880 in Working Here Fund grants in the fourth quarter of 2025.
The 148 nonprofit organizations listed below received grants to support agriculture and rural communities with projects that address one of the following areas: ag education, hunger relief, rural disaster relief, and rural health services.
FCSAmerica is accepting grant applications for the first quarter of 2026 through March 31. To learn about the requirements and apply online, visit the Working Here Fund grants page.
Working Here Fund Grants Awarded by State
IOWA
Aurelia Fire Incorporated
New Fire Station
Benton Community FFA
Ag Processing Resources
Boone Firefighters Association Inc
Grain Bin Rescue / Rope Rescue Equipment
Bremer County Iowa State University Extension
Waverly Community Sharing Garden and Orchard
Burlington Area Homeless Shelter
Hope for the Homeless
Capstone Behavioral Healthcare Inc
Capstone’s Capitol Campaign
Caring Hands Outreach Center Inc
Pantry Expansion
Carroll County ISU Extension and Outreach
Youth Stem and Agricultural Day Camps
Central Lee FFA Central Lee Community Schools
Welders & PCs for Metal Working & Fabrication
Cherokee County Fair Association
4-H/FFA Cattle Barn Renovation
City of Granger
Emergency Response Vehicles
City of Soldier
Purchase & Install Generator at Fire Department
Community Hospital Inc
Senior Life Solutions Program
Eldridge Volunteer Fire Co
LUCAS Device
Families Forward
Bidwell Pantry
Family Inc
Firefly’s Mobile Wellness Unit
Farmer In My Classroom Inc.
There's a Farmer in my Classroom-Virtual Ag Literacy Program
Floyd County Fair Society
Replacement of Livestock Building
Fremont-Mills High School
Ag Ed Curriculum and Materials
Gift of Giving
Fresh Pathways Project - Equipment Expansion
Hawkeye Community College Foundation
Butler Hall Remodel & Expansion
Hawkeye Harvest Food Bank Corporation
New Cooler for Produce
Hinton Community School District Foundation
CASE Animal Health and Veterinary Science Curriculum Supplies and Materials
HLV Community Schools
Work Based Learning - CTSO
Hope Food Pantry
Walk-In Freezer Cooler Replacement
Horizons a Family Service Alliance
Meals on Wheels Southeast Linn
Hospers Firefighters Association Incorporated
Hospers EMS Facility
HUB
Grand Opening Food Pantry
Iowa Gardening for Good Inc
Produce Transport Infrastructure Project
Iowa SAR K9
Iowa SAR K9 Training & Certification Fund
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach- Lyon County
ISU Demonstration Garden - Youth Education
Iowa Valley Resource Conservation & Development
The New Century Farm: Creating A Viable Route to Land, Markets and Capital for Beginning Farmers in Eastern IA
Jesup Firemans Association
Self Contained Breathing Apparatus Replacement
Lenox High School
Lenox Agriculture Program Greenhouse
Lied Irwin Public Library
Plant a Seed. Read. Summer Reading 2026
Manson Northwest Webster Junior High/High School
John Deere Model E Hit and Miss Engine Restoration
McKinley STEAM Academy
Mckinley STEAM Academy Grizzly Cove (Food Pantry)
Mercy Medical Center Foundation North Iowa
MercyOne North Iowa Rural Psychiatry Residency Outpatient Clinic
Mills County Extension and Outreach
Ag Discovery Barn: Discover• Learn• Grow
Mills County Storehouse and Food Pantry
Purchase Food for our Pantry
Moville Area Masonic Center Inc
Wildcats Food Den
Nishna Valley Family Young Mens Christian Association
Helping Hunger in the Heartland
Northeast Iowa Food Bank Inc
Cedar Valley Food Pantry
OTO Fire Department
Purchase of a Firetruck for Department Use
Practical Farmers of Iowa
Setting Beginning Farmers Up for Financial Resiliency
Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa
Meskwaki Food Pantry
Shelby County Emergency Medical Services Association
CombiCarrier II Scoop Stretchers & Vacuum Mattresses
St Mary's School
Enhancement of Agricultural Education Program
St Matthias Parish Cascade IA
St. Matthias Food Pantry
Stratford Fire and Rescue
Fire Truck Replacement
Tapestry Farms
Rejuvenating the 15th and Scott Streets Garden
The Salvation Army Western Division
Community Food Pantry
Together We Achieve
TWA Resource Center Equipment Upgrade
University of Northern Iowa Foundation
From Garden to Market: Vendor Readiness for Waterloo’s Community Gardeners
Urban Heights Covenant Church Urbandale IA
Garden Improvements
Urbandale Food Pantry
Nourishing Our Community
West Bend-Mallard High School
FFA Shed
Winneshiek County Agricultural Association
Swine Building
NEBRASKA
ACT Inc
HeartSafe Communities: AEDs for Opioid Overdose Response & Medical Emergencies
Akicita Lakota Veterans
Stand Up for our Veterans
Alma Public Schools
Plasma Cut Projects for Community Support and FFA Growth
Avoca Rural Fire Protection District #5
Grain Bin Rescue Equipment
Bertrand High School
From Classroom to Clinic: Preparing Bertrand Students for Rural Health Careers
Boone County Health Center
Neighbors Helping Neighbors
Brain Builders Early Childhood and Family Development Inc
Healthy Meals for Growing Minds
Brodstone Memorial Hospital
Growing Together
Burt County Fair Foundation
Burt County Fair Agriculture Education Center Tractor Simulator
Care Corps Inc
Pantry Program
CASA of Gage County
Mobile Screening Services and Community Health Partnerships
Catholic Social Services
Family Support Services – Expanded Hot Lunch Program
Cody Can Youth Inc
Eastside Elementary School Garden for Good
College of Saint Mary
Maverick Food Pantry
Columbus Area United Way Inc
Food Access Program
Crescent Food Pantry Inc
Crescent Food Pantry
Cuming County
911 Dispatch Equipment Upgrade
David City Volunteer Fire Department
Rural Rescue Response - Grain Entrapment
Elk Creek Fire Department
New Bunker Gear
Ericson Volunteer Fire Department
300 Gallon Fire Skid Unit
Family Resources Inc
The Learning Ladle
Future Generations Health Care Foundation
Butler County Health - Mental Health Services
Greeley Vol. Rescue Unit
LUCAS 3 Device
Humphrey Fire & Rescue
Personal Protective Gear
Humphrey Fire & Rescue
Humphrey New Ambulance
International Council for Refugees and Immigrants Inc
Refugee Food Security Initiative
Johnson Rescue Squad Inc
Johnson Rescue Squad New Ambulance Purchase
Johnson-Brock Public Schools
Reducing Food Waste Through Food Science and Preservation
Long Pine Rural Fire Department
Fire and Rescue UTV
Lutheran Family Services of NE Inc
Nebraska Rural Farmer and Community Mental Health Mobile Van Initiative
MAYS Foundation
MAYS Agricultural Education and Bee Program
Medicine Valley Public Schools
Beef in Schools Program
Mitchell Public Schools
Weekend Tiger Backpack Program
Morrill County Hospital Foundation
New Life Pack
Nebraska 4-H Foundation
Beef Barn Facility
Nebraska 4-H Foundation
4-H Learning Labs: Learn-Make-Show
Nebraska Future Farmers of America Foundation
Nebraska State FFA Convention Service Learning Event
Nebraska Vocational Agricultural Foundation
D4LC Welding and Mechanized Ag Camps
Norris High School
Welding Fabrication Tables and Tools
One Spirit
Emergency Food Provision to Residents of Pine Ridge Reservation
Ponca Hills Volunteer Fire Department
Purchase Equipment for our New Fire Truck Apparatus
Raymond Central Public Schools
Raymond Central Livestock Operation
Richardson County 4-H and Extension Foundation Inc
Outdoor Show Arena Sound System & Facility Upgrades
RISE Academy
RISE Campus Community Garden Project
Sarpy County Ag Society
Facilities Improvements to Include Renovation of 4-H Building and Kitchen Equipment in 4-H Building
Scribner Volunteer Fire Department
Polaris Ranger Fire Utility Vehicle
Senior Citizens Program Inc
Expenses to Keep Our Meals on Wheels Program Going.
Sheltering Tree Inc
Farm to Table Garden Program
Sherman County Senior Center Inc
Raw Food Purchases for Meals for Older Adults
St Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church of Missouri Valley Harrison County IA
Community Garden
St. Patrick School
Beef in School
The Tri-Faith Initiative of Omaha Nebraska
Unity Garden and Hope Orchard
Tri County Public Schools
Greenhouse Project
United We Rise Foundation
Emergency Food Assistance Expansion Project
University of Nebraska Foundation
Butler County Agriculture Literacy Day and 4-H Programming
SOUTH DAKOTA
Black Hills Farmers Market
Local Food Access & BHFM Market Dollars
Bon Homme Food Pantry
The Food Pantry Spends Around $3000 Every Month to Restock our Shelves
Boys & Girls Club of the Northern Plains Inc
Healthy Youth Through Gardening
Cante Waunsilpi Wi Ta Ominiciye
Seeding Sovereignty: High Tunnel Initiative
Claremont Area Fire Protection District
Can-Am Defender 6X6 UTV
Community & Youth Involved Inc
We deliver seven routes in the Pierre/Fort Pierre communities.
Community Alliance Group Inc
Soul Bowl Soup Kitchen & Food Pantry
Contact-Referral Center for Human Resources
Yankton Food Pantry & Holiday Meals
Corsica Fire Department
Wildland Equipment
Hamlin County
Hamlin County 4-H Fairground Shooting Sports and Livestock Building
Java Fire District
Wildland Truck Update
Lemmon High School - 01
CNC Plasma Table
Lyman School District 42-1
Lyman BackPACH Program
Madison United Methodist Church
The Gathering Meal
Mobridge Regional Health Care Foundation
Healthy Futures Capital Campaign
Oceti Sakowin Community Academy
Reclaiming Traditional Foods for Oceti Sakowin Students
Parkston School District 33-3
Trojan Den Market
Pathways Shelter for the Homeless Inc
SNAP Benefit Loss
Pennington County Search and Rescue Team
Equipping Rapid Response: The PCSAR Command Van Initiative
Plenty International
Slim Buttes Agriculture Development Project Home Gardens Program
South Dakota Agricultural and Rural Leadership Foundation
SDARL Program Support FY 26
South Dakota State University Extension
Pennington County Horticulture Youth Education Garden
Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6
VHSD Greenhouse Implementation
Western South Dakota Senior Services Inc
Reestablish Kitchen to Prepare 2000 Meals per Day
Wolsey Wessington High School - 01
Greenhouse
Working Against Violence Inc
Project Harvest Hope-Harvesting Hope Nourishing Lives
WYOMING
Evanston Youth Club for Boys & Girls
EYC Garden Club
Food Bank of The Rockies
Statewide Food Distribution and Hunger Relief Operations
Jackson Hole Land Trust
Succession Programming for Park County Agricultural Producers
Laramie County Master Gardeners
Climate Batteries for Five Geodesic Dome Greenhouses at LCMG Demonstration Garden
Nami Sheridan Wyoming
Community Navigators Program
Personal Frontiers Inc
Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
Rock Springs Young at Heart
Feeding the Seniors
University of Wyoming
Heating System Update for the Swine Barn and the Goat/Sheep Barn
University of Wyoming
Niobrara County Pumpkin Project (NCPP)
